Plum tastes sour and sweet, with high fruit acid content, rich in vitamin C, and rich in dietary fiber. Plums can also be made into jam, which is delicious and not wasteful, not only retaining its deliciousness, but also easy to store.
Plum is a common fruit in summer. The fruit tastes sour, and it is one of the fruits that people often eat every day. Plums can be eaten directly or boiled into jam. It not only have a lot of ways to eat, but also has rich nutritional value. It contains a variety of antioxidants, etc., and its nutritional value is also preserved after it is made into jam.
1. Promote digestion
Because plum sauce tastes sour, it can speed up gastrointestinal motility and promote the secretion of gastric acid and gastric digestive enzymes. For people who are not easy to digest, taking plums can promote digestion, increase appetite, and also treat constipation. It is a very suitable fruit for adjuvant treatment of the body.
2. Good for cardiovascular health
Plum jam is rich in antioxidants such as anthocyanins and vitamin C, which can prevent the accumulation of congestion, maintain smooth blood circulation in the body, and reduce the risk of heart disease and other diseases.
3. Beauty
Unexpectedly, plum jam also has beauty effects. Plum jam is rich in antioxidants such as vitamin C, and regular consumption can inhibit skin aging, and can also help remove impurities such as spots on the face.
4. Helps lower blood pressure
Since plums contain fatty oils, experiments have shown that plum jam has a significant effect of lowering blood pressure, and can accelerate gastrointestinal motility and digestion, and also help relieve cough. The effect is very significant.
5. Improve anemia
Plums are not only rich in amino acids, but also rich in beta-carotene, potassium, and iron, which can effectively improve anemia, dizziness and other problems. In addition, the vitamin B12 in plums can promote the regeneration of hemoglobin, and it is also very beneficial for people with anemia to eat plum jam properly.
Since plum jam has so many advantages and high nutritional value, how should we make our own plum jam? Let's learn together today.
Ingredients:
1000g plums
100g rock sugar
Moderate amount of lemon juice
2 tablespoons maltose
40g powdered sugar
Moderate amount of cornstarch
Production Method:
1. Put the plums in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, add a tablespoon of cornstarch, and wash off the dust on the outer skin of the plums.
2. Remove the core of the plum and cut it into small pieces, which will allow you to eat large pieces of pulp in the jam.
3. Add the crushed rock sugar, mix well, and put it in the refrigerator for 6 hours. For more flavor, you can refrigerate it overnight.
4. Take the plums out of the refrigerator, pour them all into a non-stick electric hot pot, and boil them over a low heat.
5. Directly turn on the low-fire gear of the electric heating pot, and keep stirring during the period.
6. When the plums are gradually boiled, add half of the powdered sugar to boil, stirring constantly.
7. When the jam becomes thicker and thicker, add the last half of the powdered sugar and stir well.
8. Put an appropriate amount of lemon juice in it, and then add 2 tablespoons of maltose, keep stirring, and cook until it thickens and turn off the heat.
9. Cook the glass bottle containing the jam in advance, sterilize it, and then turn the bottle upside down to drain the water.
10. Before the jam is cooled to 85 degrees, put it into a sterilized bottle, put it upside down until it is completely cold, and put it in the refrigerator for storage.
Sweet and delicious plum jam is ready. The prepared jam is packaged in small food bags and placed in the freezer for half a year, and the taste will not deteriorate. You can use it to mix yogurt, and you can also make cake rolls and various sandwich breads.
